Tonight was the first of three Brooks Training Runs in preparation for the Seafair Torchlight 8k to take place the end of this month (Saturday evening July 25). There were 89 participants tonight and a bunch of door prizes.
Last year, they had nearly 150 participants by the third training run. Next one is next week, Thursday, 19:00, across the street from Super Jock’n'Jill at Green Lake.
Well, I am back from a long running workout. Twelve miles total, with 8 miles jogging (no running). Didn’t plan on doing this workout until late yesterday, when I realized that I hadn’t yet registered for the Fremont 5K run. That was such a fun run last year with a record number of teams participating in the Briefcase Relay.
Thinking I would just register online and pay the $2.50 convenience fee, I changed my mind and decided to run the 5 miles from home down to Road Runner Sports to submit my registration by the noon deadline, and save that $2.50 fee.
Sorry, SignMeUp. You and active.com and GetMeRegistered provide a great convenient service for a modest fee, and my registering in person at Road Runner Sports deprives you of that income. However, from my point of view, if over time I save that little bit, I’ll have more funds available to register or donate to other events or causes.
So I ran, actually jogged, the entire 5 miles from home on Aurora North down to the east Green Lake area where Road Runner Sports and Super Jock’n Jill are located. Both of those popular sports stores have great locations right across from Green Lake, and I just love the 5 mile running route from home — it’s all downhill (all flat and a modest downhill slope). Yes, I still do not favor uphill runs, as it takes more energy. For the very first time since I had a surgical procedure back in November, I was able to jog the entire distance. Up until now, the most that I would let myself run was two miles at a time. Coming back home from RRS, of course, it was a little uppity, and I took it easy alternating jogging (75%) and walking (25%).
It usually takes me two or three days to recover from a hard workout, so I hope to be ready for the Fremont 5K, with 2½ days to rest up. I had been a little hesitant to go out today because it had been only 2 days since Race for the Cure on Sunday morning.
And that recovery time is probably going to keep me from participating in this year’s Shore Run. That event takes place on Sunday, June 28, the morning after the Rock’n'Roll Seafair Marathon on Saturday, June 27. Can I do a 5k one day after a long competitive run?
Regardless, the RNR is only 18 days away, so I’ve gotta get cracking. Wish me luck, please, and yourself too — those of you who are planning to head down to Tukwila for the beginning of RNR.
I started a blog last year at seattlerun.ning.com for individuals who are interested in road races in the Seattle area. That was to be an extension of my calendar of running events — my Running Events Calendar.
Wanting to improve the usability of my site, I decided to go with the crowd and start a blog on this very popular WordPress platform. So feel free to add comments to this WordPress site or the Seattlerun.ning site. I will take the liberty of sometimes copying contributions from one site to the other, and I may also quote them on the Events Calendar site.
Why do I even have a Running Events Calendar? A few years ago, I took up walking. Then I advanced to running. And then I wanted to know when and where the next running events were. So I would search major running websites and locate information and perhaps register for an event.
So many times, I would locate some information and later want to come back and get more information, or to register. But alas, where did I find that information? I couldn’t. How frustrating.
So I decided to make my own listing to help myself and to help other runners who have the same predicament. Hopefully, it has been a benefit to the community, and also to runners who are wanting to visit Seattle and are looking for running events.
Later, I expanded the calendar to include running events from throughout the state of Washington. Check it out, find a run, and take delight in registering for as many runs as you wish!
Thank you for reading… and hopefully contributing to my blog…
